Sailor · 2015–2026

Eliot Merrill

cca hyc wyc ORC handicap Handicap J/70

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Events: 15
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 36%

Most successful partnership: Xavier Ayala Vermont
Best trio: Haven Ladd & Xavier Ayala Vermont
Biggest lift: Xavier Ayala Vermont
Longest-running crew: Haven Ladd
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Xavier Ayala Vermont — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Haven Ladd · Arcadia, Finesse · ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – May 2026
Nick DuBois · Arcadia, Finesse · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – May 2026
Benjamin Diamond · Arcadia · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – May 2026
Xavier Ayala Vermont · Arcadia · ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
Lilly Ladd · Arcadia, Finesse · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2025
Henry Burnes · Arcadia · ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Eli Burnes · Arcadia · ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Alex Saltonstall · Arcadia, Finesse · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – May 2022
Cordelia Burn · Arcadia · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Alan McGlashan · Arcadia, Finesse · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – May 2022

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Wetherill Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Captain	3rd / 8
30 Aug 2025	69th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Etesian	Handicap	Crew	4th / 8
15 Aug 2025	2025 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Captain	1st / 5
7 Jun 2025	2025 MADR - Northern Bay Series	Arcadia	Handicap	Skipper	151st / 213
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Captain	1st / 13
16 May 2025	2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Captain	2nd / 4
2 Sep 2023	67th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Other	10th / 11
11 Jul 2023	Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2023	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Skipper	8th / 10
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Captain	8th / 10
19 May 2023	2023 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Other	10th / 10
29 Jul 2022	Camden Classics Cup	ARCADIA	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 10
20 May 2022	2022 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 7
9 Jul 2019	Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2019	Finesse	ORC handicap	Skipper	4th / 9
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Finesse	ORC handicap	Captain	4th / 9
15 Aug 2015	2015 Mason's Island Regatta	Honey Pi	J/70	Skipper	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	99 provisional	#33718 band 19168–53507	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 14

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	2 wins	beats 48%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Captain (6)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	71%
2025	5	2	71%
2023	4	0	14%
2022	2	0	56%
2019	2	0	63%
2015	1	0	20%

Boats

Arcadia · ORC handicap, Handicap · 11 events · 2022–2026
Finesse · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2019
Etesian · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Honey Pi · J/70 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Essex, CT, USA · 4 events
Marblehead, MA to Halifax, NS · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Lyman-Morse & Camden Yacht Club · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 99, #33,718. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.